February is a busy time with basketball and wrestling in the meat of their schedule while the spring sports all get their seasons started . . . when Mother Nature cooperates anyway.
Both basketball teams had lengthy winning streaks stopped last Saturday at Northeastern State, though both continue to have great seasons. UCO's women had won nine in a row -- tied for the best winning streak in school history -- before falling to NSU, while the men had their school-record 16-game streak stopped by the RiverHawks.
Each team is already assured a spot in the LSC Tournament, which will be held in Bartlesville for the third straight year. The men will tie for the North Division title and earn the No. 1 seed with wins in their last two games, while the women will finish anywhere from first to third depending on what happens this week.
The final home games are Wednesday night against East Central, so come on out to Hamilton Field House to see two fine Broncho teams in action.
UCO's wrestling team begins post-season competition Sunday at the Super Regional Two Tournament in Warrensburg, Mo. The top-four placers at each of the 10 weights advance to the national tournament, with the Bronchos hoping to qualify all 10 individuals.
That will be a tough chore in a regional that includes top-ranked Nebraska-Omaha and No. 4 Wisconsin-Parkside, but UCO has been getting primed for a late-season push with two-a-day practices.
The Bronchos are off to their best start since 1989 on the softball diamond at 7-1, including a pair of one-run wins last week over No. 8-ranked Missouri Western. UCO has yet to play a game that was on its regular season schedule, having had to scramble around to find games the last two weeks after having two tournaments and a three-game series cancelled by weather.
Cold, rain and snow has also plagued the baseball team, with the Bronchos having played just four of the 13 games scheduled to this point. UCO's early schedule has been brutal, starting with four games at No. 10-ranked Abilene Christian and to open the season and then hosting No. 1 Emporia State in the home opener last week.
The Bronchos lost three of four to ACU despite leading early on in every game, but then bounced back with an impressive 10-8 upset of the top-rated Hornets.
Women's tennis also got their season underway with a pair of matches, one indoor and one outdoor. The Bronchos fell to Oklahoma State on the indoor courts at Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club before routing Cowley County CC last week at home.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Basketball Teams On A Roll
Both UCO basketball teams are on a roll heading into Wednesday night's Lone Star Conference North Division doubleheader at Southwestern Oklahoma and each has a chance to set a school record for consecutive wins in the next few days.
UCO's men are riding an impressive 13-game winning streak and Terry Evans' Bronchos can tie the school record of 14 straight wins with a victory over the Bulldogs. So a win tonight would set UCO up with a chance to break the record that was set way back during the 1963-64 season at home Saturday when Cameron invades Hamilton Field House.
The Bronchos have seldom been tested in their current streak, one of the exceptions being an overtime win over Cameron a couple of weeks ago in Lawton when UCO needed a Chris Rhymes layup at the buzzer to escape, 71-69.
UCO has shown great balance this year, though Dauntae Williams has proven he's probably the best all-around player in the league and one of the best in Division II. He's a do-everything player who not only jumps center for the Bronchos but also plays point guard.
The six-game winning streak by UCO's women is modest when compared to the men's 13-gamer, but Guy Hardaker's squad needs just three wins to equal the school record for most consecutive wins.
The Bronchos can get close to that with wins tonight and Saturday against Cameron and could tie that nine-game mark next Wednesday at home against East Central.
UCO had three close games last week in moving into a tie for the LSC North lead, knocking off previously unbeaten Northeastern State by three before beating Texas Woman's by a combined eight points in two consecutive meetings. The first of those TWU wins was a 96-93 double-overtime thriller in Denton when Savannah Hamilton kept the Bronchos alive with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from way downtown that tied the game at the end of regulation and forced overtime.
UCO's men are riding an impressive 13-game winning streak and Terry Evans' Bronchos can tie the school record of 14 straight wins with a victory over the Bulldogs. So a win tonight would set UCO up with a chance to break the record that was set way back during the 1963-64 season at home Saturday when Cameron invades Hamilton Field House.
The Bronchos have seldom been tested in their current streak, one of the exceptions being an overtime win over Cameron a couple of weeks ago in Lawton when UCO needed a Chris Rhymes layup at the buzzer to escape, 71-69.
UCO has shown great balance this year, though Dauntae Williams has proven he's probably the best all-around player in the league and one of the best in Division II. He's a do-everything player who not only jumps center for the Bronchos but also plays point guard.
The six-game winning streak by UCO's women is modest when compared to the men's 13-gamer, but Guy Hardaker's squad needs just three wins to equal the school record for most consecutive wins.
The Bronchos can get close to that with wins tonight and Saturday against Cameron and could tie that nine-game mark next Wednesday at home against East Central.
UCO had three close games last week in moving into a tie for the LSC North lead, knocking off previously unbeaten Northeastern State by three before beating Texas Woman's by a combined eight points in two consecutive meetings. The first of those TWU wins was a 96-93 double-overtime thriller in Denton when Savannah Hamilton kept the Bronchos alive with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from way downtown that tied the game at the end of regulation and forced overtime.
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